Overview

• Sirât began its German theatrical run on August 14 after sharing the Jury Prize at Cannes with In die Sonne schauen.
• Óliver Laxe’s fourth feature employs grainy 16-mm cinematography by Mauro Herce and a Cannes-winning techno soundtrack by Kangding Ray.
• The narrative follows Luis (Sergi López) and his son Esteban (Bruno Núñez Arjona) as they join desert rave caravans in Morocco searching for a missing daughter.
• Reviewers remain divided over the film’s intentional omission of geopolitical context in favor of sensory-driven storytelling.
• Sudden, graphic violence in the latter half has prompted warnings about the film’s emotionally intense and shocking content.